National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice of Meeting, 70519 [E6-20532]
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Written comments and
recommendations concerning the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of this notice to:
John Kraemer, Human Resources and
Housing Branch, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: November 22, 2006.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting, Associate Administrator for
Administration and Financial Management.
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basis for NACNEP’s mandated Seventh
Annual Report.
For Further Information Contact: Anyone
interested in obtaining a roster of members,
minutes of the meeting, or other relevant
information should write or contact Dr. Joan
Weiss, Executive Secretary, National
Advisory Council on Nurse Education and
Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 9–35,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857, telephone (301) 443–5688.
Dated: November 29, 2006.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Administration and Financial Management.
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National Advisory Council on Nurse
Education and Practice; Notice of
Meeting
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
Name: National Advisory Council on
Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP).
Dates and Times: December 11, 2006, 9
a.m.–5 p.m. December 12, 2006, 7:30 a.m.–3
p.m.
Place: The Madison Hotel, 1177 15th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
Status: The meeting will be open to the
public.
Agenda: Agency and Bureau
administrative updates will be provided. The
purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the
role of nursing in developing surge capacity,
with a series of panel discussions relating to
the nursing workforce, integration of health
information technology, providing care to
special populations, and integrating surge
capacity into the nursing curriculum.
Representatives from the Department of
Health and Human Services, Department of
Homeland Security, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Department of
Veteran’s Affairs, American Hospital
Association, INOVA Health Systems, and
American Red Cross will be presenting.
During this meeting, Council workgroups
will deliberate on content presented and
formulate recommendations to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services and the
Congress on role of nursing in developing
surge capacity. This meeting will form the
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Response to Solicitation of Comments
on Professional Organizations and
State Governments Requirements for
Poison Control Center Certification
A notice was published in the Federal
Register by the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) on
April 8, 2005 (Volume 70, No. 67 pp.
18036–18037), soliciting public
comment regarding the guidelines by
which the Secretary shall approve
professional organizations and State
governments as having in effect
standards for Poison Control Center
(PCC) certification. Respondents were
asked to submit recommended
guidelines for approving professional
organizations and State governments’
standards per Public Law 108–194
section 1273 (c). Written comments
were to be post marked no later than
June 5, 2005 for consideration.
The HRSA was seeking comment on
the following issues:
1. Modeling the guidelines after
certification requirements that are
currently being used to certify PCCs;
2. Elements of approval that the
guidelines should include and
justification of the elements;
3. Guidelines applying to all State
governments;
4. Guidelines applying to all
professional organizations; and
5. Inclusion or re-certification as an
element of certification.
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Fifty-two (52) comments were
received. Fifty-one (51) comments were
submitted by poison control centers
(PCCs), 15 of which came from the same
center. All of the poison centers are
members of the American Association of
Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) and
certified by this association. One (1)
comment was also submitted from a
professional organization whose
membership includes staff from poison
control centers. Following is a summary
of the comments received and the
HRSA’s recommendations.
While the HRSA did not receive any
specific comments on the issues
requested in the Federal Register Notice
sited above, 50 comments indicated a
strong advisement for the HRSA to
continue to accept the present
certification process instituted by the
AAPCC as the single certifying body for
poison control centers. These
respondents concurred that the current
certification structure is ‘‘fair, costefficient and already subscribed to by
nearly all of poison centers in the
United States.’’ Additional responses
concluded that resources used to
develop, implement and maintain a new
certification process would be
duplicative and costly. Comments also
suggested that the current certification
process is used as a mechanism to
maintain quality poison prevention
education and treatment services.
The legislation does not call for the
HRSA to change the certification
process, but does require the Secretary
to approve standards for certification.
Therefore, the HRSA was seeking public
comment on what guidelines the HRSA
should use for approving professional
organizations and State governments’
standards for certification.
Of these 50 comments, an additional
response indicated that if a State
certification system were to be
developed it should meet or exceed the
certification criteria established by the
AAPCC. There was one commenter in
support of a State certification process.
This commenter indicated that many
States currently determine the
healthcare standards of their residents
and have the ability to employ
certification standards for PCCs. In this
response, it was also communicated that
a State certification process should be
developed and modeled after the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice
of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting:
Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
(NACNEP).
Dates and Times: December 11, 2006, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. December 12,
2006, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Place: The Madison Hotel, 1177 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20005.
Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
Agenda: Agency and Bureau administrative updates will be
provided. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the role of
nursing in developing surge capacity, with a series of panel
discussions relating to the nursing workforce, integration of health
information technology, providing care to special populations, and
integrating surge capacity into the nursing curriculum.
Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services,
Department of Homeland Security, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Department of Veteran's Affairs, American Hospital
Association, INOVA Health Systems, and American Red Cross will be
presenting. During this meeting, Council workgroups will deliberate
on content presented and formulate recommendations to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services and the Congress on role of nursing in
developing surge capacity. This meeting will form the basis for
NACNEP's mandated Seventh Annual Report.
For Further Information Contact: Anyone interested in obtaining
a roster of members, minutes of the meeting, or other relevant
information should write or contact Dr. Joan Weiss, Executive
Secretary, National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and
Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 9-35, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, Maryland 20857, telephone (301) 443-5688.
Dated: November 29, 2006.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration and Financial
Management.
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